Shrimp or Steak tacos

Alright there are a few post that go with this post. I posted on facebook today that I was off to make dinner and that if it was successful then I would post on my blog...well it was tasty. We had shrimp and steak tacos with a cilantro lime sauce and house salsa. Here is the marinades for the proteins and the salsa and sauce recipes are following posts. Hope you enjoy! we sure did!

Steak marinade for tacos
1/2 c soy sauce
1/4 cup white vinegar
splash lime juice
1 T cumin
2 tsp onion powder
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp paprika
2 T minced garlic
salt and pepper
2 lbs thin cut sirloin, fajita meat cut into thin strips

combine all in a bag and coat the steak completely. let marinate for at least 1 hour up to 8. remove from marinade and pat dry. Cook in a hot skillet for about 2 minutes then toss and cook for another minute or two depending on how thick it is cut.

Shrimp Marinade for Tacos
1 lb shrimp, peeled and de-veined
splash lime juice
splash of vinegar
2 tsp cumin
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
salt and pepper
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1/4 cup olive oil

Combine all and coat the shrimp allow to set for 20 minutes. Drain the marinade and pat dry, cook in hot skillet till cooked about 3-4 minutes.

serve both the steak and shrimp in corn tortillas that have been lightly fired then formed into taco shells. top with the cilantro lime sauce(recipe follows), lettuce tomato and cheese. Serve along side the house salsa(recipe follows) and tortilla chips. Super yummy enjoy!

Spicy Grill Rub

Sorry it has been while, between end of the school year, beginning of summer things, Darwin's work and a trip to Colorado, we've been really busy. Not to mention the eye appointments, broken leg and me being in the hospital for cysts. Oh well. Well since it is getting to be summer time I figured I put on a spice rub that is great on anything from chicken to ribs to steak and shrimp. Also is a spicy BBQ sauce that is great to coat everything with or to put on corn on the cob. Beware though it is spicy! You can adjust it easily enough for your liking though!

Spicy Grill Rub

1 T cayenne pepper
2T garlic powder
2T onion powder
2T paprika
1T crushed red pepper flakes
1T chilli powder
1 T salt
2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp cumin

combine all ingredents and rub down your choice of meat, coat with spicy BBQ sauce and grill serve with reserve sauce.

Spicy BBQ sauce

1 cup prepared BBQ sauce
2T prepared hot sauce

combine, and serve.

Long time no cook...

Sorry it has been awhile since I last posted. My mom came for a visit and we were busying visiting and painting Emery's room. Then I just got beck from a weekend in Vegas to visit a friend. I have a tri tip roast that I'm going to make for dinner tonight and I wanted to do something different than the regular meat and potatoes roast. I've made this befor with skirt steak and a different marinade but we are going to do it with this marninade and tri tip. Should be yummy!

For the trip tip:
1 tablespoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon celery salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon dried dill
1/4 teaspoon dried sage
1/4 teaspoon crushed dried rosemary
1 (2 1/2 pound) beef tri-tip roast

Rub all over the tri tip and allow to sit for a few hours in the fridge. Broil, roast or grill the tri tip till cooked to your desired doneness, usually about 40 minutes. Allow to rest and then slice against the grain.

1 loaf crusty french bread, thinnly sliced
2 tomatoes, diced
1/2 cup calamata olives, chopped
1/2 red onion, minced
1 T garlic, minced
salt and pepper to taste
1 T olive oil
1 cup mozzrella cheese, grated
3 T fresh Basil, chopped

Combine all bruschetta ingredients. Toast the sliced french bread in oven till they are light brown and crunchy. Top with a slice of the tri tip, then the tomatoe mixture then top with cheese. Melt cheese on top with broiler and serve hot.

Birthday Dinner

So it was my big 26th Birthday and overall it was a good day. I started getting sick on Saturday and was not feeling my best but was still able to have a good day, unlike today where I'm miserable! Darwin took the morning off and got a sitter for the kids and we went out to a nice breakfast and visited some of the touristy shops. He wanted to take me out to dinner but being we live in Burns without very many options I opted to just cook myself. So while Darwin and the boys decorated a castle cake for me, complete with knight in shinning armor, I cooked dinner. Nothing to fancy since I wasn't feeling well but this is one of my FAVORITE marinades! (I'll post pictures of the cake as soon as I get them off my camera!

Balsamic marinated Flank Steak

1 Flank steak roughly 2 lbs
1 cup Balsamic Vinegar
2 T garlic minced
1/2 onion, diced
1 1/2 tsp black pepper
3 T olivve oil
1 sprig fresh rosemary

Combine all ingredients in a bag and marninade for at least 2 hours, the longer the better. remove from bag and discard marinade. Grill on BBQ, grill pan or gridle, for about 9 minutes per side till cooked to a nice medium doneness.

Valentine Dinner

Roasted Garlic Beef Tenderloin:



1 head garlic

1 petite beef tenderloin

1 tsp salt

2 tsp ground black pepper

1 T olive oil



Cut the head of garlic in half and place in pan with a bit of olive oil and salt and pepper. Roast in oven at 305` for about 10-15 minutes till soft. Remove the cloves and mash with a fork in a small bowl. Season the tenderloin with the salt and pepper, then rub the tenderloin with the mashed garlic and place in a bag and in the fridge over night. Tenderloin can then be grilled, or raosted to the desired doneness.